Bilbao
Are you curious about what else you can do besides your football trip to Athletic Bilbao? The Spanish football club Athletic Bilbao is located in the beautiful city of Bilbao, and plays in the unique San Mamés Stadium. Bilbao is a big city located in the north of Spain, which is one of the most visited cities in Spain. It can be snowy in winters and the summers are perfect to spend a day on the beach. Other than enjoying the lovely weather in Bilbao there’s much more to enjoy and discover in Bilbao. Would you like to know more about Bilbao? Continue reading!
What to do during your football trip to Athletic Bilbao
If there’s any time left during you football trip to Athletic Bilbao, then you should absolutely visit the world-famous Guggenheim Museum. There are four Guggenheim museums in the world and Bilbao is lucky to be one of the cities where one museum is established. The titanium building itself is already an attraction to admire, but modern artefacts can be found inside, along with old works of Picasso and Salvador Dalí. If you cannot get enough of art, you should visit the Museo de Bellas Artes – the Museum of Beautiful Arts – as well. This museum displays different kind of artefacts from the 12th century until arts that can be found nowadays.
Discover Bilbao
Bilbao is a very modern city, but a part of the city forms what used to be the centre of the city. It is called ‘Las Siete Calles’ - the Seven Streets - which gives you an insight of what the historical centre of the city looked like. It is filled with old and convivial lanes where other sights, like the Santiago Cathedral, are located amongst nice restaurants and bars. It can get very festive during evenings, which makes it the perfect place to go out. So do you want to have a drink before or after a match of Athletic Bilbao? That’s perfectly possible at Las Siete Calles!
Bilbao from above
Would you like to admire the city from another perspective? You can do this at the Funicular & Mount Artxanda where you’ll see Bilbao from above. The funicular will bring you on the mountain Artxanda where a breath-taking view is waiting to be seen. You will see outstanding buildings from above, like the church Basilica de Begoña, the Puente Colgante bridge and the Zubizuri Bridge (composed by the same designer of la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia). These are definitely worth checking out up close, on foot or on bike.
Indoor markets can be found all over Spain and Bilbao offers one of the greatest indoor markets in Spain. The Mercado de La Ribera – the market on the riverside – consists out of three floors and is divided into different sections: something for everyone!
